<p>tjc,</p>
<p>My S is a current freshman at Eastman. As NJ Jazz dad stated, last year they told us all on audition day that they give all students 5K. Then the merit amount increases above that amount, all the way up to a Rogers Scholarship which is a high merit talent / academic scholarship. There are other amounts in between. Academic strength may or may not play in to the total amount offered. </p>
<p>Eastman was my S’s dream school and we were pleasantly surprised when he got a generous offer from them. It was equal to his “safeties”. All schools offered something. The lowest offer was from an out of state public which gave academic merit but no music merit. Peabody has the reputation of giving only small amounts of merit money and we found that to be true. </p>
<p>As others have said, don’t discount applying to a private Conservatory, U, or LA because of price tag. These schools can be generous with merit money which can bring the cost in to the range of Public U tuition. Making connections, visiting, taking a lesson, will all help find the right fit for your S. It will all fall in to place.</p>